VIDEO: Bombazo de Olmes García tiene doble significado

That's the way to score your first MLS goal. Olmes Garcia showed how it's done with a stunning strike that opened the scoring in Saturday's 1-1 tie between Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps.

But the opener was doubly special for the Colombian striker, who celebrated by unveiling a t-shirt with the image of a woman — a close friend who passed away a few months ago. Although he was hit with a yellow card after removing his jersey, the caution was well worth it for the 20-year-old.

“This was for my friend on heaven,” Garcia told FutbolMLS.com after the match. “Alejandra Ramírez, who passed away on December 1st at the age of 18. She lived in Armenia [Colombia] a city where I used to play. This goal was dedicated to her.”

After receiving a pass from Argentinean midfielder Javier Morales, Garcia curled a 66th minute shot from outside the box into the top right corner of Whitecaps goal.

“As a forward you got to have that vision always of where the goalkeeper is standing," Garcia said. “He [goalkeeper Joe Cannon] was a little outside the net and because of the strong way I hit the ball, I was able to put it high up very difficult for him to reach it. When Javi [Morales] passed me the ball, he said ‘hit it, hit it.'"